A review by erinflight
The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway
5.0
The Gone Away World is a mix of beautiful absurdity and startling, sometimes painful, insights about why humans do what they do.
The story is built around a cast of characters it's hard not to care about and a fascinating science-fiction premise (sort of, neither science fiction or fantasy quite fit, but it's somewhere in there ) that felt unique.
This book also has some genuine surprises, that I didn't see coming the first time around. On the second read, I found that there were a few jokes you'd only catch if you knew what was coming.
Overall, this book is brilliant and, in a few years, I'll probably read it again.
The story is built around a cast of characters it's hard not to care about and a fascinating science-fiction premise (sort of, neither science fiction or fantasy quite fit, but it's somewhere in there ) that felt unique.
This book also has some genuine surprises, that I didn't see coming the first time around. On the second read, I found that there were a few jokes you'd only catch if you knew what was coming.
Overall, this book is brilliant and, in a few years, I'll probably read it again.